Jungle Villages Trekking

7 Days / 6 Nights

Moses Kilangin Airport Timika

Min Age : 15+

Availability : Dec 18’ - Dec 19’

Pogapa Village

Max People : 15

Tour Detail

Pogapa is a village with stunning view located in the area of Lorentz National Park in Intan Jaya, a regency of Papua. Moni tribe is the occupants of this village. They live in harmony with nature and are blessed with fertile soil. They plant taro, which is their main source of food and Arabica coffee which they manage traditionally. Here, you can find salty river (it is in mountain!) and see how Moni people process it traditionally to fulfill their daily need of salt.

This village is the starting point to trek other villages around with fantastic view around them. The only transportation means to reach Pogapa from Timika is by small planewhich takes around 45 minutes. Trekking Pogapa and other villages around gives you opportunity to see how local people live and do their activities in remote area in in highest altitude of Papua. Besides, you will enjoy the natural beauty of view of themountains and valleys along the trekking route.

Itinerary

Take a short flight (around 45 minutes) with Airmaf to Pogapa Village. Enjoy welcometraditional dance performed by Moni Tribe. Explore coffee plantation, vegetables farm,Kemabu river and spend a night in Pogapa Village by build tents in Pogapa airport area/church area.

Prepare and have breakfast and start trekking at 7.00 a.m. While trekking, you may passthe waterfall, pine forest, coffee plantation, activities of local people (Moni tribe) andspend a night at Mbungulo Village. (The trekking can take 1 day 1 night).

Wake up and prepare breakfast and start trekking from 7.00 am to Mbaibugupa village.While trekking, you may enjoy the scenery of coffee plantation, pine forest, savanna, theactivities of villagers, fountain that you can drink the fresh water from and hangingbridge. You will spend a night in Mbaibugupa village.

Wake up and prepare breakfast and continue trekking at 7.00 a.m. The trekking takesaround three hours to explore salty river and traditional salt manufacture processed bylocal people. Continue another three hour trekking and arrive at Homeyo Lama. Take arest and spent a night in Homeyo Lama with local people.